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TE WANANGA MAORI O HAWAII WINS SENIOR DIVISION OF PCC’S 6th ANNUAL WHAKATAETAE MAORI SONG AND DANCE COMPETITION

2005		Date	Announcement
		December 30, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER'S ANNUAL HAWAIIAN FESTIVAL
		November 8, 2005	THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER OFFERS FREE SEATING UPGRADES TO KAMA' AINA ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS
		October 24, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER HOST HAWAIIAN QUILT COMPETITION
		August 30, 2005	HALAU TRAVELS THOUSANDS OF MILES TO LEARN FROM THE BEST
		August 6, 2005	TE WANANGA MAORI O HAWAII WINS SENIOR DIVISION OF PCC'S 6th ANNUAL WHAKATAETAE MAORI SONG AND DANCE COMPETITION
		July 25, 2005	SIXTH YEAR SET FOR WHAKATAETAE MAORI SONG AND DANCE COMPETITION AT THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		July 16, 2005	SOLOISTS HIGHTLIGHT FIFTH ANNUAL TE MAHANA HIRO'A O TAHITI AT THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		July 07, 2005	5TH ANNUAL TE MAHANA HIRO'A O TAHITI DANCES INTO POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN JULY
		June 30, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER INVITES KAMA'AINA TO GO HOLOHOLO FOR FREE WITH VISITING FRIENDS AND FAMILY THIS SUMMER
		June 30, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER OPENS EARLY FOR THE SUMMER SEASON
		June 27, 2005	FAMILIES GET EVEN MORE THIS SUMMER WITH NEW OHANA PACKAGE
		May 14, 2005	15-YEAR OLD OLOA TAKES THE TITLE OF WORLD FIREKNIFE CHAMPION AT POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		May 14, 2005	SAMOAN CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS ANNUAL FESTIVAL AT THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		May 13, 2005	THREE CHALLENGERS FACE THE ULTIMATE TEST. . . 13th ANNUAL WORLD FIREKNIFE DANCE COMPETITION
		May 13, 2005	ORLANDO’S TIUMALU JR. NAMED JUNIOR PACIFIC FIREKNIFE CHAMPION AT POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		May 12, 2005	NINE COMPETITORS ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS OF WORLD FIREKNIFE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		May 2, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER DELAYS LEI DAY CONTEST
		April 22, 2005	FAMILIES EXPERIENCE FUN SIDE OF POLYNESIA WITH OHANA ADVENTURE
		Mar 30, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER SAYS KIA ORA TO REDWOOD
		Mar 30, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER PREPARES TO WELCOME COMPETITORS FOR WORLD FIREKNIFE DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
		Mar 31, 2005	HULA COMES TO PHOENIX WITH THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		Mar 10, 2005	IMAX ™ FILM “CORAL REEF ADVENTURE” FEATURED AT THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		Feb 25, 2005	MARK WILLES TO SERVE AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		Feb 9, 2005	POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER OFFERS DEAL FOR VALENTINES
		Jan 22, 2005	HAWAIIAN CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS WEEKEND CELEBRATION AT POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		Jan 19, 2005	HULA DANCES INTO DALLAS WITH THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
		Jan 5, 2005	AUNTY GENOA KEAWE JOINS THE MAKAHA SONS FOR POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER'S E LUANA KAKOU III

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